Indigenous Governance Database

Best Practices Case Study (Transparency and Fairness): Westbank First Nation

Best Practices Case Study (Transparency and Fairness): Westbank First Nation
Best Practices Case Study (Transparency and Fairness): Westbank First Nation
Author
National Centre for First Nations Governance (NCFNG)
Year

The Westbank First Nation is located in south-central British Columbia in the Okanagan Valley. In the mid-1980s, conflicts within the Westbank First Nation council created significant animosity among community members. The outcome was the Hall Inquiry which made recommendations around strengthening governance accountability and certainty of jurisdiction...

accountability
Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG)
governance reform
rules and procedures
self-government
transparency
Native Nations
Westbank First Nation
Resource Type
Case Studies
Topics
Constitutions
Governance
Land/Jurisdiction
Leadership
Citation

National Centre for First Nations Governance. "Best Practices Case Study (Transparency and Fairness): Westbank First Nation." A Report for the National Centre for First Nations Governance. The National Centre for First Nations Governance. Canada. June 2009. Case Study. (https://fngovernance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/TF_Westbank.pdf, accessed March 8, 2023)

Related Resources

Westbank First Nation: Jurisdiction/Territory Excerpt

Westbank First Nation: Jurisdiction/Territory Excerpt

2. Aboriginal Rights and Title 2.1 Westbank is part of the Okanagan Nation which has occupied and benefited from Okanagan traditional territory since time immemorial. 2.2 Westbank has never ceded, surrendered, or in any way relinquished aboriginal title and will continue to assert its interests…

Westbank First Nation Circle of Governance

The people of the Westbank First Nation share the history and process taken toward self-governance and how it has transformed their community.

Best Practices Case Study (Meaningful Information Sharing): Miawpukek First Nation

Best Practices Case Study (Meaningful Information Sharing): Miawpukek First Nation

Miawpukek First Nation (MFN) are Micmac people living on the south coast of Newfoundland. In 1998 they indicated to the Government of Canada their desire to move toward self-government negotiations. Recognizing the nature and scope of achievements of the community within its short existence as an…